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More Doctors Smoke Camels – img0029

April 11, 2021 by sutobacco

More Doctors Smoke Camels – img0029
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Theme:
Doctors Smoking
Collection:
More Doctors Smoke Camels
Published:
1950
Brand:
Camel
Manufacturer:
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Format:
Advertisement
Tobacco Type:
Cigarette
Quote:

I'm going to grow to a hundred years old! It's a fact a warm, wonderful fact that this five-year-old child, or your own child, has a life expectancy almost a whole decade longer that was her mother's, and a good 18 to 20 years longer than her grandmother.

Comments:

The image of a doctor speaking with a mother and her child is heart-warming, as the advertisement salutes doctors and health advancements for increases in life expectancy. With the cigarette ad below, and the doctors’ supposed support of the cigarette, a connection is made between life expectancy – or at least good health – and smoking. It is ironic, of course, that the average long-term smoker loses 10 years or more of expected lifespan. So, yes, little girl, you might “grow a hundred years old,” but not if you smoke these cigarettes.

Keywords:

Child, Doctor, Elderly, Family, Female, Irritation, Male, Mild, Throat

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